Blackwater confiscated Iraqi planes.
By on Oct 19th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Blackwater confiscated Iraqi planes.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has revealed that “Blackwater USA tried to take at least two Iraqi military aircraft out of Iraq two years ago and refused to give the planes back when Iraqi officials sought to reclaim them.” Waxman today wrote to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and requested that he “provide all documents related to the attempted shipment and to explain where the aircraft are now.”
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:13 pmSounds like a coup by Blackwater is in the making.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:15 pm“…explain where the aircraft are now.â€
Crawford, Texas?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:18 pmWyoming?
Paraguay?
lmao Nevar!
October 19th, 2007 at 6:26 pmthey’re painted royal blue and pimped out,
blackwater style…
…
did you see the video of the blackwater manufacturing plant
where they make armored vehicles and retro-fit helicopters and such?
our tax dollars at work…
October 19th, 2007 at 6:27 pm.
http://www.fedspending.org/
Click Contracts then enter Blackwater for a look at mercenary money.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:39 pmGood God. These people disgust me no end.
And here I thought Jesus said, “Thou shalt not steal.” Or something like that.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:39 pmI learned in my international conflict and conflict resolution class that no war in history has been without an episode of rape and pillage, illustrating that no matter how well intentioned people want to be, war is ugly and makes people do ugly things.
Blackwater’s arrogant attitude toward its role in Iraq seems to be demonstrating this ugliness on a regular basis.
If a counterinsurgency strategy is primarily a political, hearts and minds campaign, why isn’t the military more adamant that Blackwater be expelled from Iraq so that their own mission isn’t more dangerous for them? I’d like to hear Gen. Petraeus explain why Blackwater continues to operate in that country and what he thinks they contribute to the overall campaign. Security for our diplomats shouldn’t put our strategic goals in jeopardy.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:40 pm“Waxman today wrote to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and requested that he “provide all documents related to the attempted shipment and to explain where the aircraft are now.â€
Perhaps they were trying to start their own “Air America: Iraq.”
October 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pmGood grief. Is there no end to this administration’s (and its cronies) malfeasance?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pmHow can anyone be surprised ?If they (Blackwater)can show no remorse for the murders of Iraqi WOMEN & CHILDREN committed by them.Then they will do anything.Folks they real problem will be when these mercenaries return home.Who are they(Blackwater) then going to execute ?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pmRead an unconfirmed report that a Blackwater vehicle was involved in a traffic accident with a US Army Humvee in the green zone, and that Blackwater pulled weapons on US troops and disarmed them, then disentangled the two vehicles. and left.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pmLying, cheating, stealing, smearing, torturing, murdering, occupying… There would seem to be a thread of commonality here, no?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:49 pmHere’s what’s disturbing. There are so many questions about this company involving lawbreaking, including cold-blooded murder. Yet they just got a big fat contract with DoD’s counter-narcoterrorism group.
What exactly do you have to do to get denied by the U.S. government? Murder is ok, apparently.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:55 pmBlackwater is the Bush administrations black-ops group. Somewhere in some drawer in some Bush enablers file cabinet is a letter from either Cheney or Bush granting them presidential authorization and immunity from prosecution.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:59 pmTo me, there is something very “Iran/Contra” about this Blackwater company.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:08 pmWhat exactly do you have to do to get denied by the U.S. government? Murder is ok, apparently.
Comment by Candyce
Murder ok. Gay, no way. The Bush administration only hires incompent “patriots” to defend our honor.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:10 pmWhere’s Big feet to defend these scumbags? Or Michael? Or Darryll?
Guess the rusher hasn’t gotten the “Official BushCo BS injections” yet.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pmWhere’s Big feet, Michael, Daryll to defend these scumbags?
Maybe the rusher hasn’t gotten the Official BushCo BS talking points out yet. Damn, the Repugs are slipping since Dana “Katie COuric Mini-me” Perino has stepped in.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:13 pmAnd I forgot to mention. I hate Prince’s stupid haircut.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:40 pm19: If it’s not on the rushbo comedy show or does not involve the countless examples of rush lies, bloviation and demogogary, they don’t care.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:44 pmThe rush drivel du jour is found in earlier entries.
20. And his last album sucked. What’s that “using a symbol” for your name all about, anyway :)
October 19th, 2007 at 7:45 pm#19, Upside 99
[...Where's Big Feet,Michael,Daryll to defend these scumbags? ]
Big Feet was spotted trying to buy new boots, Michael and Daryll were seen assisting him…
October 19th, 2007 at 7:46 pmit’s almost like erik prince is trying to impress timothy mcveigh’s ghost
October 19th, 2007 at 7:51 pm20. And his last album sucked. What’s that “using a symbol†for your name all about, anyway :)
Comment by helenahandbasket — October 19, 2007 @ 7:45 pm
No idea! ДЊ
October 19th, 2007 at 7:54 pmCONFISCATED????? No. That is called stealing, grand theft, robbery: I’ve got more!!!!
Where does Blackwater have any authority to take the planes, or any assets from a sovereign country? And George Bush has declared that Iraq is a SOVEREIGN COUNTRY!!!!
Book ‘im Danno. (I know that most of you guys won’t understand that one)
October 19th, 2007 at 8:01 pmCandyce@14, I believe that speaking ill of the president or trying to defend the Constitution trump murder every time.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:02 pmYou have a point, GO. I really need to synchronize my moral compass with W’s, where the little needle points straight to hell.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:10 pmjust another indication of the looting and pillaging of resources that Bush and his nazi SS did when they illegally invaded a sovereign nation.
submit your war criminals to the Hague!!!
October 19th, 2007 at 8:20 pmMy guess is that the jets are stashed to be used to secretly evacuate Blackwater employees facing charges in Iraqi courts. This gives Bushco an out by not using military flights to smuggle war criminals out of the country.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:35 pmErik Prince was heard singing… Oh, I’ve got friends in low places where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases…..
October 19th, 2007 at 8:39 pmAmazing that Mark Penn’s PR firm is helping these crooks. You know who Mark is don’t ya? Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Campaign Coordinator. Pretty Neat Huh? Yep that PR firm of his just helped Blackwater skate through their congressional hearings recently. Guess if anyone thnks that we are going to rid ourselves of this scum we need to check in with HILL/BILL and the DLC first. The must have other ideas. Same old Same OLD!
October 19th, 2007 at 9:02 pmWhy in the world would a multi-million dollar company like Blackwater stoop so low as to steal Iraqi aircraft? Why would they have the hubris to believe that 1) they were entitled to steal from the Iraqi government and 2) that we would not find out about it?
Can you imagine how much they’ve already stolen from the war funding? This is over and above the amorally ridiculous contracts we’ve already granted them. This amounts to “legal stealing” from the taxpayers of this country. Now they’re caught red-handed stealing aircraft from Iraq?
Are we supposed to believe in our wildest of dreams or convoluted imaginings that there is anything “wholesome” about Blackwater at this point??
October 19th, 2007 at 9:05 pmAustinSF: You’ve just dropped a huge bomb on Hillary’s campaign. If this is so, this needs to be fully investigated BEFORE Hillary becomes the candidate and is taken down by this level of overt corruption.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:06 pmI really don’t see how Hillary will scheme her way out of this one. Guilt by association. I think the new height she’s recently reached will be taken to the ground – “Mark” my words and “Penn” this one in.
Mark Penn will become Hillary’s “scream”.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:08 pmDO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
October 19th, 2007 at 9:10 pmi just read at C&L that COLBERT was going to be on MTP sunday…
THAT ought to be interesting…
October 19th, 2007 at 9:27 pm…
This isn’t any great news. I mean that corporatists like Hill and Company look the other way and defend Balckwater. hey this 2007 America is asleep at the wheel – hell look what BushCo has gotten away with the last eight years that the press just blows off. unreal.
For example here is a story about Mark Pen and Blackwater – think this is where I saw it first and there are plenty more – just google folks. It’s all over the place.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/mark-penn
October 19th, 2007 at 9:27 pmVeritas, Hillary STILL hasn’t made a statement of support for Dodd’s hold or filibuster. In fact, no statement at all. The silence is defeaning.
What’s so hard, Hillary the lawyer??? Are you for retroactive immunity or not?
October 19th, 2007 at 9:28 pmwas it mark penn that i saw at one of the dem “debates”,
taking on obama’s guy during breaks…
whoever it was, hillary’s campaign mgr i think,
October 19th, 2007 at 9:30 pmhe was a pompous jerk… to my mind, at least…
did not like him at all… chilling, actually…
…
Perhaps that is their marketing plan…. for all of them to come off as pompous ass, arrogant pricks. Like the inevitable candidate. The anointed one who gets to be President after her husband shamed the office and she stole the White House silverware and furniture.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:04 pmwell, as the saying goes: “fools rush in”…
and they can’t seem to let go of right wing fantasies either…
…
off to walk the doggy, then time for maher…
i hear chris matthew is a guest tonight…
after getting whapped by jon stewart last week and then stephanie miller today, should make for an interesting time…
hopefully…
see yas…
October 19th, 2007 at 10:11 pm“… The anointed one who gets to be President after her husband shamed the office and she stole the White House silverware and furniture.”
Comment by Fools on the Hill — October 19, 2007 @ 10:04 pm
Huh??? WTF??? When did Nancy Reagan decide to run?
October 19th, 2007 at 10:18 pmHey Erik, nice name for your company…
—–
Blackwater is a term used to describe water containing fecal matter and urine. It is also known as brown water, foul water, or sewage.
Blackwater is heavily polluted and difficult to treat because of the high concentrations of mostly (SHIT).
October 19th, 2007 at 10:19 pmPrince of Darkness will have some serious ’splainin to do once BushitCo isn’t in power. Er, if BushitCo isn’t in power…Er, unless he helps BushitCo stay in power after Jan 09…
October 19th, 2007 at 10:26 pmGood God. Jeremy Scahill is on Bill Moyers right now — Friday 10/19. How can we get control of this mercenary army? How can we save our republic? This is serious, people.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:32 pm#46 No kidding……Several thing’s I have never understood is why they need so many merceneries to protect diplomat’s.? Who the hell is running over to Iraq and needing protection that our military couldent take care of…….Why the hell does mr. extreme evil cheney need his own army.? And how long is it going to take to get rid of cheney and bush.?..Blessings
October 19th, 2007 at 10:47 pmIt is all part of the “Grand Plan”, in case anyone missed it, here is an article which explains much of this, if you have read it before, you might want to refresh your memory or just move on to the next post.
America’s Holy Warriors
If you don’t have time to read it, and want a overview, here is an excerpt:
“Contracting out security to groups like Blackwater undermines our constitutional democracy,” said Michael Ratner, the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. “Their actions may not be subject to constitutional limitations that apply to both federal and state officials and employees — including First Amendment and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from illegal searches and seizures. Unlike police officers they are not trained in protecting constitutional rights and unlike police officers or the military they have no system of accountability whether within their organization or outside it. These kind of paramilitary groups bring to mind Nazi Party brownshirts, functioning as an extrajudicial enforcement mechanism that can and does operate outside the law. The use of these paramilitary groups is an extremely dangerous threat to our rights.”
Is it time to take to the streets or is it too late? I’m guessing, it is too late!
October 19th, 2007 at 10:55 pmWitch1 — We all owe Jeremy Scahill a huge debt of gratitude for exposing Erik Prince and Blackwater, but it will take diligence and hard work to offset the power of this massive mercenary army. We must get on this immediately.
We need a national discussion on Blackwater and the other 169 companies that operate in Iraq. We need accountability and oversight. We need Blackwater thugs out of Iraq, but where will they go and how will their extreme military training and actions outside the law impact our society? The Blackwater Scandal more proof of the absolute immorality of Bush’s War and Occupation of Iraq. Shame on Bush. Shame on Erik Prince. Shame on all of us for allowing this to happen.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:01 pmBook ‘im Danno. (I know that most of you guys won’t understand that one)
Comment by foolme1ns — October 19, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
Well, then explain it!
October 19th, 2007 at 11:09 pmIf it’s too late now it will be a day later than too late tomorrow, no?
October 19th, 2007 at 11:14 pmRE #48: America’s Holy Warriors
If you don’t have time to read it, and want a overview, here is another excerpt:
“If the United States falls into a period of instability caused by another catastrophic terrorist attack, an economic meltdown or a series of environmental disasters, these paramilitary forces, protected and assisted by fellow ideologues in the police and military, could swiftly abolish what is left of our eroding democracy… And the thugs with automatic weapons, black uniforms and wraparound sunglasses who appeared on street corners in Baghdad and New Orleans could appear on streets across the U.S. Such a presence could paralyze us with fear, leaving us unable to question or protest the closed system and secrecy of an emergent totalitarian state and unable to voice dissent.”
Somebody, please tell me I am having a bad dream!
October 19th, 2007 at 11:18 pmim sure they need something to use to stage the next false flag attack to justify an attack on iran..i wouldnt be surprised if we see these planes outfitted with persian markings and flown into some of our ships…
October 19th, 2007 at 11:22 pmBook ‘im Danno. (I know that most of you guys won’t understand that one)
Comment by foolme1ns — October 19, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
Hawaii 5-O… yawn… what else ya got???
October 19th, 2007 at 11:27 pmim sure they need something to use to stage the next false flag attack to justify an attack on iran..i wouldnt be surprised if we see these planes outfitted with persian markings and flown into some of our ships…
Comment by Chocolate Jesus — October 19, 2007 @ 11:22 pm
Sort of like the Israeli false flag on the USS Liberty in 1967, endorsed by Johnson?
Speaking of Hillary, look who has the defense contractors on her side. Endless War with the upcoming elected “Liberal Queen”. This is why the Repugs like her so much. The Zionists and AIPAC have her, so be prepared for more of the same, except on social issues.
http://gastronamus.proboards27.com/index.cgi?board=politics&action=display&thread=1192819911
October 19th, 2007 at 11:51 pmJust remember, we’re not losing the war with 160,000 troops–we’re losing it with 320,000 troops!
October 19th, 2007 at 11:53 pm…the next false flag attack to justify an attack on iran..i wouldnt be surprised if we see these planes outfitted with persian markings and flown into some of our ships…
Comment by Chocolate Jesus — October 19, 2007 @ 11:22 pm
holy shite… best repeat THAT idea enough times to prevent
somebody’s grand sick scheme…
i wouldn’t doubt it at all… hopefully, we’ll never know…
good call… … jeeez-us…
…
on another note… wait till you all hear about maher’s show!
pretty awesome… tweety was even impressive…
AND he was impressed… with gary kasperov… and WOW…
much to be impressed about…
the show was almost derailed by some 9/11 hecklers…
bill had ‘em thrown out… he’ll probably pay for that…
but, what it comes to, some people are using “freedom of speech”
to be damned rude… i’m glad he did it…
like he said, “audience… that’s latin for LISTEN”… heh…
it was a great show…
g’nite all…
October 20th, 2007 at 12:13 am.
45. “Prince of Darkness will have some serious ’splainin to do once BushitCo isn’t in power.”
He is hedging his bet by donating to Hillary.
October 20th, 2007 at 12:29 amJust remember, we’re not losing the war with 160,000 troops–we’re losing it with 320,000 troops!
Comment by pbg — October 19, 2007 @ 11:53 pm
Uhhh… yeah. And when you really get down to it, you, or we, have actually no idea what is being done over there, in our name, and w/ our tax dollars.
Seems to me the US Army has been used as a front while BruschCo’s private army of thugs runs amok, all in the name of Democracy On The Moveâ„¢… **sniff… sniff**. Makes me proud ta be an Amurican!!!
Bet’cha reeeeal good money that if the Iraqis had signed those oil production sharing agreements, the gloves would have come off completely, and then the carnage would have begun in EARNEST.
Any takers???? Who wants my money???
October 20th, 2007 at 12:32 amAustinSF: You’ve just dropped a huge bomb on Hillary’s campaign. If this is so, this needs to be fully investigated BEFORE Hillary becomes the candidate and is taken down by this level of overt corruption.
Comment by Veritas
It is all true, but he is not directly involved with Blackwater. A firm he either was or is involved with advised Blackwater. I’m not sure how far we really want to take the “guilt by association” accusations here.
October 20th, 2007 at 12:48 amWhat does anyone want to bet…one day we will see the actions of the Bush crime family go down as the crime of the century. Bush thugs with their billions will be sitting pretty in Paraguay or some other similar place. And when the curtains completely open we will see just how bad corporate greed destroyed our country and transferred all wealth to other nations. We are being robbed blind while being distracted on this so called War on Terror.
October 20th, 2007 at 12:55 am“Confiscated”?
When I was a child, my gown ups would have called that “theft”, and the Blackwater crew “thieves”.
I guess I couldn’t say that nowadays without being accused by the right-wingers of “slamming the troops” somehow.
How times change.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:02 amThe corporate media has corporate friendly Hillary picked out for us. I do not believe for a second she is a front runner in the national polls. She is disliked by all audiences in progressive radio, does not do well in straw polls or progressive polls. In fact, most progressive talk shows if not all have placed Hillary as the least favorite.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:04 amThis raises another issue: What happened to all the other aircraft in Saddam’s mighty Air Force as well as all the tanks and heavy artillery pieces? He had several hundred fighters and transports not to mention all the tanks the Republican Guard was supposed to have. We could not have destroyed all of this equipment when we invaded. You’d think some genius on Capitol Hill would start an investigation. Oh, that’s right, never mind…
October 20th, 2007 at 1:06 amWe could not have destroyed all of this equipment when we invaded. You’d think some genius on Capitol Hill would start an investigation. Oh, that’s right, never mind…
Comment by tonymac — October 20, 2007 @ 1:06 am
I don’t know about that. Iraq had been fighting wars of some sort or another for 2 decades and we love us some bombin’.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:26 amHeadline: “Blackwater WANTED Iraqi Military Planes”
“Blackwater USA tried to TAKE at least two Iraqi military aircraft out of Iraq two years ago and refused to give the planes back when Iraqi officials sought to reclaim them…”
I don’t know what the words “WANTED” or “TAKE” mean.
I don’t care what the words “WANTED” or “TAKE” mean.
I’m not curious what the words “WANTED” or “TAKE” mean.
I won’t look up the words “WANTED” or “TAKE” in the dictionary.
And I’m not even gonna ask my friends what the words “WANTED” or “TAKE” mean.
I think the proper word they were looking for here is STEAL.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:27 amOnce again, that’s STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL.
More on Blackwater from Oct. 15 issue of Newsweek.
“The colonel was furious. “Can you believe it? They actually drew their weapons on U.S. soldiers.” He was describing a 2006 car accident, in which an SUV full of Blackwater operatives had crashed into a U.S. ArmyHumvee on a street in Baghdad’s Green Zone. The colonel, who was involved in a follow-up investigation and spoke on the condition he not be named, said the Blackwater guards disarmed the U.S. Army soldiers and made them lie on the ground at gunpoint until they could disentangle the SUV. His account was confirmed by the head of another private security company. Asked to address this and other allegations in this story, Blackwater spokesperson Anne Tyrrell said, “This type of gossip has led to many soap operas in the press.”
“Whatever else Blackwater is or isn’t guilty of—a topic of intense interest in Washington—it has a well-earned reputation in Iraq for arrogance and high-handedness. Iraqis naturally have the most serious complaints; dozens have been killed by Blackwater operatives since the beginning of the war. But many American civilian and military officials in Iraq also have little sympathy for the private security company and its highly paid employees. With an uproar growing in Congress over Blackwater’s alleged excesses, the North Carolina-based company is finding few supporters.”
http://www.newsweek.com/id/42487
October 20th, 2007 at 1:36 amThe AP had trouble with wording one, so I’ll help ‘em out, care of the NBC News link below…
“Man Who Attempted To STEAL Car During Test Drive Arrested”
“Police said the suspect would contact people who were trying to sell their cars, take the vehicle for a test drive and then take off with it.”
http://www.nbc10.com/news/14144180/detail.html?subid=10101521
Yeah, that sounds familiar. Like flying two Iraqi aircraft, presumably with permission from Iraqi authorities (like getting permission for a vehicle test drive), and then attempting to STEAL the planes by removing them from the country. Once again, the word is friggin’ STEAL.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:53 amComment by TC-12 — October 20, 2007 @ 1:27 am
AFLAC!!! AFLAC!!! AFLAC!!!
October 20th, 2007 at 2:23 amWhere are the planes now?
Probably in a hangar in some Arab nation that was willing to pay for them. You know, being war spoils and all.
Now, where did all that money go?
Well, probably into the bank accounts of a few Blackwater high-flying executive (pun intended). You know, being Bush cronies and all.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:27 amIn prince’s defense, he couldn’t figure out a way to steal all of Iraq’s oil, so he settled for two planes instead.
October 20th, 2007 at 7:25 amMr. Prince,
I really wanna get me an airplain . . . if I were to stick an oil well in north Iraq, Kurdish territory, befriend a Turk or two before they invade . . . could you set me up? Maybe to sweeten the pot, I could throw a little cash Negroponte’s way . . .
deal?
Maybe we could even get a little of that “embassee” funding to build a landing sight . . . can’t fight terrorists without a runway. . .
Ya know ; >)
Poppy crops great in Afghanastan about now . . . could really use a runway . . . now that we’ve secretly declared victory over AQI and the boys are all back in Afghan territory . . . . neatly consolidated in the country where this “war on terrorism originated” . . . or have we just been smokin’ too much weed?
October 20th, 2007 at 8:40 amJust think, they could use those two planes in a faux “terror attack” and then trace them back to the Iraqis. Or pretend Iranians stole the planes.
October 20th, 2007 at 8:41 amI hope they find those planes ASAP. I think they took them for a reason. One that will give them lots more work when that ‘reason’ is carried out, perhaps?
In fact,
Prince presents well . . . say what you will about the hair cut (it’s very West Pointish).
You can spit and polish as much as you like, but we, the uninsured and barely clothed American public can still see that the emperor is bare-assed naked. . . from no yellow-cake in Nigeria to the glorious American Embassy in Baghdad, we the people can see . . .
October 20th, 2007 at 9:03 amWatched Bill Moyers fri nite…near as can tell ‘we the people’ and that includes Congress (because Congress refuses to stop them) are all subject to Blackwater Inc. Bush and Chaney have their private armies and those private armies consider the US populace the ‘enemy’.
October 20th, 2007 at 9:52 amThese are mercenaries we are dealing with. They consider your property, theirs. So they take it. And as is so “today” nobody speaks up. The fear.
October 20th, 2007 at 10:08 amThe flight officer at Minot AFB knew he had just released a flight with live nukes. The flight officer at Barksdale AFB knew he was in receipt of a flight live nukes. What happened next?
A two star general responsible for the AF region got a phone call. This “general” arranged for two “unnamed” officers to “report” the incident to Gannett and we are off to the races.
Keep in mind the next step. The Military Times cannot print ANYTHING without it being vetted by an officer. Either a full colonel or a brigadier. With a review of this post you will find that no fewer than four generals were involved in the order to get the missiles mounted on the B52 and no fewer than three in ANNOUNCING the event to the world.
This is mutiny. This is brass against brass. The senior officer who vetted the story for release knew he was “covered” by still higher ups [...] The Military Times, a division of Gannett media group, was ORDERED to release the story of the B-52 Nukes. Somebody from Washington DC with many stars gave that order. Somebody with so much juice that they knew they would survive.
The cabal is not popular with the US military. I will suggest that this is hope and that hope is good. The US military are what stand between us and martial law. Every officer signs his commission with the statement to uphold the US constitution. What if most of them do?
http://winterpatriot.blogspot.com/
WMR has learned from military sources on both sides of the Atlantic that there was a definite connection between Israel’s OPERATION ORCHARD and BENT SPEAR involving the B-52 that flew the six nuclear-armed cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale. There is also a connection between these two events as the Pentagon’s highly-classified PROJECT CHECKMATE, a compartmented U.S. Air Force program that has been working on an attack plan for Iran since June 2007, around the same time that Cheney was working on the joint Israeli-U.S. attack scenario on Iran.
Command and control breakdowns involving U.S. nuclear weapons are unprecedented, except for that fact that the U.S. military is now waging an internal war against neo-cons who are embedded in the U.S. government and military chain of command who are intent on using nuclear weapons in a pre-emptive war with Iran.
CHECKMATE and OPERATION ORCHARD would have provided the cover for a pre-emptive U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran had it not been for BENT SPEAR involving the B-52. In on the plan to launch a pre-emptive attack on Iran involving nuclear weapons were, according to our sources, Cheney, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley; members of the CHECKMATE team at the Pentagon, who have close connections to Israeli intelligence and pro-Israeli think tanks in Washington, including the Hudson Institute; British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, a political adviser to Tony Blair prior to becoming a Member of Parliament; Israeli political leaders like Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu; and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who did his part last week to ratchet up tensions with Iran by suggesting that war with Iran was a probability. Kouchner retracted his statement after the U.S. plans for Iran were delayed.
http://winterparking.blogspot.com/2007/10/wayne-madsen-report-air-force-refused.html
October 20th, 2007 at 10:40 amMISSING NUKES!!!
October 20th, 2007 at 11:29 amMISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/articles/show/141863-Will+a+Missing+Nuke+from+the+B-52+Incident+be+used+in+a+Simulated+Terrorist+Attack%3F
Blackwater desires military planes for what purpose. That desire right there obliterates their mandate to protect State Dept personnel.
That coupled with the drawing of weapons ON uS personnel, plant them SQUARELY as enemies of the state.
ALL military should be shooting these mercenaries on sight. And for each one, they get to put a little black bear paw on their gun.
October 20th, 2007 at 11:38 amDMK has noted above, but it is worth repeating —
if you have missed Jeremy Scahill on Bill Moyers’ show Friday night, please try to tune it in on re-runs or TiVo or OnDemand or whatever means you may have.
Blackwater is a frightening organization.
I started to make some notes here, but there is just too much to write. View the program or read the book – and tell your friends.
After watching the PBS special on Cheney earlier this week (see if you can catch that on re-run too) and now this on Blackwater, I fear for the country my children and grandchildren will inherit.
October 20th, 2007 at 11:46 amPrime minister Maliki asked one if his advisors:”If Hillary Clinton wins,what do we get in Iraq?”
Advisor: Whitewater…
October 20th, 2007 at 12:29 pmKrazny at #12 — read #67 by CoE — he has an excerpt from Newsweek.
October 20th, 2007 at 12:36 pmBlackwater desires military planes for what purpose. That desire right there obliterates their mandate to protect State Dept personnel.
Something that never made sense to me is why we need 180,000 mercenaries in Iraq to protect State Department employees. They don’t make that many visits to Iraq to justify that number of mercenaries. These people are, in fact, Bush and Chaney’s private army. That scares me much more than the so called “terrorists” who are going to follow us home. The “terrorists” are already here and they are our government.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pmMISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
MISSING NUKES!!!
Different link than above. Someone stole a nuke.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:44 pmhttp://digitalseance.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/barksdale-missing-nuke-number-six/
#82
DMK has noted above, but it is worth repeating —
if you have missed Jeremy Scahill on Bill Moyers’ show Friday night, please try to tune it in on re-runs or TiVo or OnDemand or whatever means you may have.
Blackwater is a frightening organization.
I started to make some notes here, but there is just too much to write. View the program or read the book – and tell your friends.
After watching the PBS special on Cheney earlier this week (see if you can catch that on re-run too) and now this on Blackwater, I fear for the country my children and grandchildren will inherit.
WATCH all of Bill’s interviews here:
October 20th, 2007 at 2:47 pmhttp://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Pillage and murder, the only thing left is rape. Raping the country of its dignity is a stretch but it works.
October 20th, 2007 at 3:48 pmWhen will someone ask Hil’s campaign for a FULL disclosure on campaign money and/or in-kind services from or indirectly from Blackwater :
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/clinton-strategist-represents-blackwater/
IIf she doesn’t open up on this one, then she should be taken out at the knees. It makes her no different thatn Cheney!
October 20th, 2007 at 5:29 pm